Temp Merchandise Coordinator: Samples, Merch & Logistics

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

Anthropologie is seeking a Merchandise Assistant to support daily operations within the Buying area and assist the Buyer and Associate Buyer on tasks. You will help manage samples, photos, catalogs, mail, and calendar while building cross-functional relationships with distribution centers, design, and production.

This role emphasizes strong communication, detail orientation, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced retail environment, with opportunities to learn merchandising

Qualifications

• Must exhibit strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented; able to work in a fast-paced environment with sense of urgency.
• An understanding of the customer’s wants and needs and the ability to identify the appropriate product/trend that will appear to the customer and meet their expectations.
• Ability to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks.
• Must demonstrate creative thinking.
• Rudimentary understanding of retail math.
• 1-2 Years retail experience or internship.

Responsibilities

• Open and distribute packages to Buyers; manage sample areas.
• Organize sample areas, desks, shelves, etc.; set up samples for meetings.
• Call in missing samples from vendors or request from production via sample log.
• Organize and file vendor catalogs; coordinate samples for web turnover and previews.
• Take digital photos of items and maintain picture packs.
• Print department’s classes on the combined web velocity for the Buyer and Associate Buyer.
• Pass all samples to the Product Coordination team with completed tags and Product Information sheets weekly.
• After opening unsolicited samples, contact vendors with feedback and respond to shipping inquiries.
• Run reports every Monday morning for Buyer and Associate Buyer; update item attributes.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Detail oriented

Prioritization

Creative thinking

Retail math

Retail experience

Job description

Anthropologie is seeking a Merchandise Assistant to support daily operations within the Buying area and assist the Buyer and Associate Buyer on tasks. You will help manage samples, photos, catalogs, mail, and calendar while building cross-functional relationships with distribution centers, design, and production.

This role emphasizes strong communication, detail orientation, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced retail environment, with opportunities to learn merchandising